The Eastern Han Dynasty, which had been passed down from Liu Xiu to the Han Emperor Liu Xie's generation, was destroyed in the end.
Cao Pi forced the Han Emperor Liu Xie to abdicate the throne in Xu Du and proclaim himself as the emperor.
The capital was moved to Luoyang and Cao Cao was conferred the title of the King of Wei. He was given the land of Hebei and Liu Mang was conferred the land of Jingchu.
The rest were the officials. Sun Quan took the position of Grand Commandant. The position of Minister of War was naturally left to Sima Yi. The position of Grand General was taken by Cao Pi. The rest of the people also took what they needed. Cao Pi had been flirting with the nobles and naturally received their support.
"Your Majesty! I have something to report! "Just when everyone was happy, Sima Yi stood up.
"Huh?" Everyone was stunned. It was a time of great joy. Why did Sima Yi stand up?
"What's the matter, Zhong Da?" Cao Pi still had a smile on his face. He had been thinking for so long just to sit in this position.
"I want to report a lord in the imperial court!" Sima Yi said.
"Huh?"
"The lord that I want to report deceived Your Majesty. He was multitasking and served two masters!" Sima Yi continued.
This time, there was a lot of discussion in the imperial court. Served two masters? This was a big taboo. Loyalty could not serve two masters.
"Oh? Who is this person? "
"This person is the Grand Commandant, Sun Quan!" Sima Yi threw out a heavy bomb.
Sun Quan panicked subconsciously, but then he calmed down. "Lord Minister of War, you and I are officials of the same court. Even if there is something dirty between us, you should not have fallen out with me like this. Slandering me?" Sun Quan was very calm.
"Hehe, Grand Commandant, if there was no evidence, would I say such words?"
Sun Quan's eyes flashed with a fierce look.
"Your Majesty, this is the evidence I have collected. Please take a look!" Sima Yi said as he handed over a few things.
"Lord Sikong, this is really a good plan. You have actually already prepared to frame me!" Sun Quan said coldly.
The Great Jin had just begun, but there was already a falling out between the Minister of War and the Grand Commandant in the imperial court.
Cao Pi took it. Initially, Cao Pi was a little annoyed that Sima Yi did not see the big picture. After all, Great Jin had just been established. He could not change the day.
However, when he saw the information in his hands, he sucked in a breath of cold air. He couldn't help but become furious.
"Good, good, good!" Cao Pi glared at Sun Quan, "Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou!"
"Your Majesty, I don't understand."
"What? Do you still want to quibble? "Cao Pi was furious. Anyone who had been played like a monkey would be unhappy.
"Okay, then I'll let you see it clearly!" Cao Pi directly threw those things in front of Sun Quan.
When Sun Quan took a look at it, he was dumbfounded. These were all letters. Among them, there were letters that Sun Quan had contacted Yangzhou. There were even letters written by Sun Quan himself.
"How did you get them?" Sun Quan knew that he was in trouble.
"Haha, Lord Sun Quan, although I'm not as resourceful as Lord Sun Quan, I do know how to draw some strokes!"
Sure enough, when Sun Quan took a closer look at those letters, he found that other than a few sentences, the rest of the letters didn't answer questions.
"You, you, you!" Sun Quan pointed at Sima Yi and was speechless. "Your Majesty, I'm innocent. This is all Sima Yi's scheme!"
"The first few letters were indeed written by me according to Lord Sun Quan's notes, but this letter is different. Lord Sun Quan, this was found in your study room! "
That letter was the one that made Cao Pi so angry that he jumped up. The description of Cao Pi in the letter could be described as a retard.
In Sun Quan's opinion, he was playing Cao Pi in the palm of his hand. How could Cao Pi not be angry?
"Men! Drag him out and behead him! "With the evidence in hand, Cao Pi was furious.
"Your Majesty, I'm innocent, I'm innocent!" Sun Quan shouted.
However, Cao Pi did not respond at all.
Seeing that he was in a desperate situation, Sun Quan suddenly understood. "I know, it's you, it's you!"
Sun Quan wanted to say something, but he had already been dragged away by someone.
Sun Quan, the shortest-lived Grand Commandant in Da Jin, died a day after taking office. Cao Pi promoted Wu Zhi to the rank of Grand Commandant again before leaving the imperial court.
Wu Zhi was really overjoyed, so he was particularly cordial to Sima Yi.
… …
In Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao, who had fainted for two days, finally woke up.
"Your Majesty, that, that second young master sent a messenger. Say, say, say …" Mao Jie and the others did not dare to say it directly.
"Say what!" Cao Cao said coldly.
"He said that he wants to give you a reward!"
"Haha, haha!" Cao Cao suddenly laughed. "Come, come, come, tell me, what reward does my unfilial son want to give me?!"
"You will be the King and be given Hebei as your fief!"
"Hmph! Give me the title of King? Have you ever seen a son who is an emperor and a father who is a marquis? "Cao Cao looked at everyone, but no one dared to say anything.
"Your Majesty, if you don't accept the reward, then second young master won't give us any more provisions!" Mao Jie said from the side.
The rations and fodder were all provided from Yan Province.
The army's provisions were already running out. At the same time, Mao Jie also told Cao Cao that Cao Pi had sent a messenger to Liu Mang's camp.
Cao Cao really wanted Cao Cao to die. If Cao Cao had provisions and the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands to the north, then Cao Pi would really die.
Therefore, Cao Pi also told Liu Mang the news and let Liu Mang kill Cao Jun and his father. This way, his position would be stable.
"I really gave birth to a good son, a good son!" Cao Cao's eyes were already filled with tears.
Who was he, Cao Cao? He was an ambitious and ruthless person. He was the person who stole the world. Everyone in the world was afraid when they heard his name. But so what? He was still defeated, defeated in a complete mess.
His sons were either dead or scattered. Cao Pi, this unfilial son.
It was impossible for him, Cao Cao, to lower his head to Cao Pi.
"Report!" Just when Cao Cao was furious, a report came from outside the camp.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, outside the camp, the enemy outside the camp is calling for battle!"
"What!" Cao Cao forced himself to stand up. "Let's go. I want to see what ability this brat Liu Mang has!" Cao Cao was also extremely angry. He also hated Liu Mang.
When Cao Cao came out of the camp and saw the people who came, he was stunned.
… …
"Your Majesty, do you really want to do this?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. This Cao Jun is lacking in provisions. This Cao Cao has already proclaimed himself as the emperor. The Xiongnu from the north are invading. It can be said that Cao Cao's army is right in front of us!" Several people on the side were trying to persuade Liu Mang not to take the risk. They also couldn't be soft-hearted. Conquering the world was right in front of them.
After destroying Cao Cao's army, even Cao Cao was not a match for Liu Mang, let alone Cao Pi.
Liu Mang shook his head and said with a smile. "Destroying Cao Cao is easy, but saving the world is difficult!" Cao Cao had 300,000 soldiers under his command. In addition to all kinds of auxiliary soldiers, he had a total of 800,000 soldiers. If he destroyed them, Cao Jun would have no more elites. But without them, who would resist the Xiongnu from the north? Even if the Xiongnu were driven out, who would protect the Nine Continents?
"I have made up my mind!" Liu Mang said to everyone.
"Wait!"
Liu Mang turned his head. "Father-in-law, even you want to stop me?"
"No!" Lü Bu did not have this intention. "Do what you want to do. But when you see Cao Cao, tell him that I have already let go. There is nothing he can't let go of!"
"I understand!" Liu Mang nodded and walked towards Cao Cao's camp.
In front of Cao Cao, there was a man and a horse. There was also a countless amount of provisions piled up outside Cao Cao's camp.
"You, you, what do you mean by this!?" Cao Cao also stepped forward and questioned Liu Mang.
"Meng Degong, although you and I have fought for many years, the number of times we have met can be counted on one hand!" Liu Mang said with a faint smile.
"Back then, Meng Degong was full of vigor. How come he is so old now?"
"Hmph!" Cao Cao also regained his vigor. "You were so sharp-tongued back then. After so many years, you still haven't changed!"
"Haha!" The two of them suddenly looked at each other and laughed.
"Meng Degong, don't you know why I am here?" Liu Mang was the first to speak.
Cao Cao did not speak. Wasn't Liu Mang's intention obvious? That was to make Cao Cao surrender!
"To be honest, I, Liu Mang, have never thought of ruling this world. Is the position of Luoyang that easy to take? The dragon throne in the Jin Nuandian is all made of gold. How can one not knock their buttocks when sitting on it? "Liu Mang asked several questions in a row.
"Then why are you here? For the common people? "Someone beside Cao Cao mocked.
"Common people? Haha, Liu Bei has already lived in seclusion in the mountains. Who would say that they are doing this for the common people? "Liu Mang got off his warhorse and pointed at the camp behind him.
"I am conquering this world for them! For the people I care about, for them to wear warm clothes and eat their fill, for the people who believe that I, Liu Mang, can bring them a good life! I can give up the throne in the throne room. I can give it to someone else. As long as they live comfortably, as long as there is peace and prosperity, that is enough! "Liu Mang helped Lü Bu conquer the world step by step. Wasn't it all for the sake of survival?
"We didn't lose. Liu Mang, what are you pretending for?" Someone shouted from the other side.
"Lose? You have never won! "Liu Mang shook his head.
"Meng Degong, do you see this?" Liu Mang took out a piece of paper from his pocket and casually threw a stack of paper in front of Cao Cao. A gust of wind blew it away.
Cao Cao took out a piece of paper.
"Golden Lü Bu, this is the Golden Lü Bu!" This piece of paper was worth a hundred gold. It was real gold and silver.
Just now, Liu Mang took out a stack of at least a hundred pieces of paper. Tens of thousands of gold were scattered just like that?
"My Meng Degong, your Yan Province, no, it should be said that eighty percent of the land under the Great Han Dynasty is the Golden Lü Bu that you speak of! And this thing, to me, is just a piece of paper. I can print as much as I want! If I throw this stack of paper in your cities every day, one stack for each city, what do you think? "
Cao Cao grabbed the Golden Lü Bu in his hand. His arm was trembling. If Liu Mang really did this, then the entire Cao Cao's territory would be in chaos. The prices would inevitably rise. In the end, money would be worthless. Who knows how many people would starve to death when the people barter. He, Cao Cao, would no longer be able to collect taxes so steadily. The entire world would be in chaos.
"That is why you have never won from the beginning!" Liu Mang said to Cao Cao.
"Meng Degong, I believe you already know that your son Cao Pi has already sent an envoy here!" Liu Mang took out a package. Liu Mang was a good person.
"There is one more thing that I want to give to you, Meng Degong!" Liu Mang waved his hand and a person on a warhorse came forward.
"Chong? Chong 'er? " This person was none other than Cao Chong who had left Xu Du. Zhuge Liang had informed Cao Chong and Cao Chong had run out.
"Father!"
"Are you alright, Chong 'er?" Cao Cao hurriedly carried Cao Chong and sized him up.
"Father, I am fine! It's just that mother, mother he … "Cao Chong told Cao Cao about Madam Huan's death.
"That bastard!"
"Meng Degong, I believe that you are not someone who would use unscrupulous means to obtain that position! Han Emperor Liu Xie has long been useless! But you did not cripple him! You did not proclaim yourself emperor. I admire you! "Liu Mang said.
"You have done so much. Isn't it for the unification of the world so that the people will no longer be homeless and destitute? The Xiongnu from the north have already invaded. There is not much time left for the Great Han Dynasty! Meng Degong, I hope that you will think carefully! If you come, I will definitely treat you as a minister! "
Liu Mang left behind a pile of provisions and was about to leave. "Oh right, my father-in-law asked me to deliver a message to you. He has already let it go. Could it be that you still can't let it go?"
Cao Cao's eyes widened.
… …
In the first year of the Chinese Empire, Wei King's Cabinet Minister Cao Cao led his 800,000 troops outside of Lujiang and surrendered to Yangzhou.
Everyone in Cao Cao's camp received the same treatment as before.
Liu Mang ascended the throne at Yangzhou's Shouchun and proclaimed himself as the First China Empire. He appointed Cao Cao as the first Cabinet Minister of the First China Empire. Xu Shu, Lu Su, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, and the others all entered the Cabinet.
The 800,000 troops were reorganized, and 150 thousand elites were chosen to form three legion corps. Along with the Yangzhou legion corps, there were a total of four legions. Lü Bu, Huang Zhong, Sun Ce, and Xiahou Yuan each led one. Cheng De fully equipped the troops with cannons, and five Red Coat Cannon Battalions were formed and placed under the various legions.
In the same year, Lü Bu was appointed as the Empire's Marshal. Guo Jia was his assistant. Under him were Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Guan Yu, and Zang Ba. They led 150 thousand troops up north to Hebei to attack the Xiongnu.
In the same month, Xun Yu surrendered. Liu Mang appointed Xun Cen as the Hebei Governor and Xun Yu as his deputy to fight against the Xiongnu together.
In the same month, Yanzhou surrendered to Liu Mang with the help of the Cheng Yu and Zhang family.
In the same month, the First China Empire's Xiahou Yuan led the 4th legion corps out of Guanzhong. Along the way, all the cities in Jin Country surrendered.
… …
"Damn it, damn it!" Cao Pi was about to go crazy. He had just become the Emperor. He did not expect Cao Cao to surrender to Liu Mang.
"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, you can give up the world to others, but don't let your son become the Emperor!" Cao Pi retreated again and again. His army had pushed from Yanzhou to Luoyang. Now, even Luoyang could not hold on and was preparing to retreat to Chang 'an. If they continued to run, they would be in Xiliang.
"Your Majesty, the situation is over. Let's surrender!" Cao Pi's officials shouted.
"Surrender!" Cao Pi's confidant pulled out his saber and killed this person. "Whoever speaks of surrender again will be like this person! Pass down the order. Burn the entire Luoyang Prefecture. We will move the capital! " Luoyang had just been built. Back then, Dong Zhuo had burned down Luoyang, turning the entire Zhili into a ghost town. Who would have thought that Cao Pi would do it again?
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi stepped forward.
"What? Even you want to persuade me to surrender? "Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi fiercely.
"No, no, Your Majesty. I have a plan that can force the enemy to retreat!" Sima Yi said to Cao Pi.
"Oh?" Cao Pi's eyes lit up. "Zhong Da, what plan do you have? Come with me quickly!"
"Your Majesty, this plan can only be heard by Your Majesty!"
"Hmm?" Cao Pi was puzzled. But now, he was like a drowning man who had grasped at a life-saving straw. "Okay, come with me!"
"Yes!" Sima Yi walked up the steps and walked in front of Cao Pi. He leaned close to Cao Pi's ear and said, "Your Majesty, this is my plan!"
"Pfft!"
Cao Pi's expression immediately changed. He clutched his chest and looked at Sima Yi in disbelief.
"You, you, you!"
"Your Majesty, my plan is to kill Your Majesty and use your head in exchange for General Xiahou Yuan's retreat!" Sima Yi said expressionlessly.
"Men, kill him with me! Kill him!" Cao Pi shouted as he pointed at his guards.
A group of guards protected Sima Yi.
"What? Do you want to be buried with him? Or do you want to use his head in exchange for riches and honor? "Sima Yi said indifferently.
Soon, Cao Pi realized that the officials who were originally loyal to him had all changed.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!" Although the guards wouldn't go forward to kill Cao Pi, they wouldn't help Cao Pi kill Sima Yi either. However, some of the civil officials below began to stir. Someone shouted, "Kill the fake emperor!"
With an uproar, a group of people rushed forward. Cao Pi had been stabbed by Sima Yi and was bleeding profusely. He was dizzy and couldn't take it anymore.
Cao Pi, the man who had been the emperor for less than half a year, died under a flurry of punches just like that.
"Sikong, no, no, Lord Sima Yi, I wonder if Your Majesty has discussed the terms with Master Wang?"
Sima Yi smiled indifferently. "Of course not!"
Did Sima Yi need to discuss with Xiahou Yuan? He was originally a member of the Chinese Empire.
"General Xiahou Yuan greets Minister Zhuge! Minister Sima! "
…
Liu Mang stood on top of the palace in Shouchun and looked at the various officials below. The corners of his mouth rose.
"Look out the window. That's my world!"
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